Banks flag accounts every day for suspicious activity. Here's what that means, what gets frozen, and what you can expect next ...

Getting rejected for something as essential as a checking account can feel discouraging. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, some of the common reasons banks and credit unions deny ...

If you have money to spare in checking, wave goodbye to living check to check and move the excess to a federally insured savings account — the highest yields are typically over 4%. “These are funds ...

Check your balance online, on the phone, through your bank's mobile app, at the ATM and with bank statements. A bank teller can provide account details in person. Regularly checking your balance helps ...

Amanda has written in the personal finance space for several years and previously worked as a risk analyst at a local community bank. She researches economics, emerging financial trends and the future ...